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1⁄13 Shilling - Victoria
| Issuer | States of Jersey |
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| Year | 1866-1871 |
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| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a young, undraped bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair drawn back and secured in a chignon with a fillet diadem, rendered in fine high relief characteristic of Leonard Charles Wyon's engraving. The effigy is surrounded by a continuous Latin legend reading VICTORIA D.G. BRITANNIAR. REGINA F.D. along the upper and lower periphery, with the date appearing at the base of the coin below the truncation. The entire design is enclosed within a prominent beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the heraldic shield of Jersey — displaying three leopards passant guardant in pale on a vertically lined field — set within an ornate cartouche with scrollwork and foliate embellishments at top and bottom. The shield occupies the central field and is rendered in considerable detail, with each lion depicted in bold relief. Surrounding the central device, the legend STATES OF JERSEY. ONE THIRTEENTH OF A SHILLING. runs along the full periphery, enclosed within a beaded border consistent with the obverse. |
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